Chapter Six: NightmaresMelia did not sleep well.
This much Aeron had learned about the watch guard by the second night of their journey.
After their encounter with the ogres, Melia rowed them further down river and, upon finding a safe place to camp, moored their vessel so she could tend to his wounds. She was no healer the way Arianne was, but she knew enough to relieve some of the pain he was experiencing. Once she ensured he was comfortable for the night and he was done crowing over how much he enjoyed her fussing over him, she took some rest herself.
He woke to the scraping friction of fabric against the ground. By their nature, elves did not require as much sleep as men. They were able to endure long periods of wakefulness, but this was a practice used only when necessary and certa
